Board of Directors
Thomas LEYSEN, Chairman
- Chairman King Baudouin Foundation (2016-2021)
- From 2011 to 2020, he was Chairman of KBC Group, a Belgian banking and insurance group working primarily in Belgium, Central Europe and Ireland
- Chairman UMICORE, a materials technology group with leading positions in battery materials, automotive catalysts and precious metals recycling
- Chairman of Mediahuis, a media company which publishes a number of newspapers in Belgium, the Netherlands and Ireland
- Member of the Trilateral Commission, European Round Table of Industrialists (ERT), and Global Advisory Council of Toyota Motor Corporation in Japan
- Chairman of the Belgian Corporate Governance Commission
- Board member of Codart, a worldwide association of curators
Brieuc VAN DAMME, Treasurer
- CEO King Baudouin Foundation
- Lecturer in Health Economics, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB)
- Former Director-General of the National Institute for Health Insurance, Belgium
Hilary PEARSON, Secretary
- President Philanthropic Foundations Canada (PFC) from 2001 to 2019
- Co-chair federal Advisory Committee on the Charitable Sector
- Director of CARE Canada, and Indspire
- Former Director of Imagine Canada and the Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada
- Member of the Order of Canada
Aniel GOKHALE
- Director, Philanthropy at Toronto Foundation
- Board Member, Visions of Science Network for Learning (Toronto)
- Current and Former Mentor with various networks including CAGP, AFP, TRIEC
- Member, Estate Planning Council of Toronto
- Former Toronto City Ambassador for NEXUS Global
Brenda EATON
- Corporate Director (Chair of Westland Insurance; Chair of BC Ferries)
- Chair, Max Bell Foundation; Chair, Granting and Community Initiatives Committee, Vancouver Foundation
- Former Deputy Minister to the Premier; DM Finance; DM Energy; DM Social Services; Province of B.C.
- Queen’s Golden Jubilee medal
Robert GREENHILL
- Executive Chairman, Global Canada from 2015
- Former Managing Director and Chief Business Officer of the World Economic Forum
- Former Deputy Minister and President of Canada’s International Development Agency (CIDA)
David O’SULLIVAN
- Director of the King Baudouin Foundation (Brussels)
- President of the European Policy Center
- EU Sanctions Special Envoy of the European Commission
- Senior Advisor at Steptoe and Johnson LLP
- Former Senior Official of the European Commission (in particular Secretary General), and former Ambassador of the European Union to the United States
Laily PIRBHAI, MFA-P™
- Former Vice President Calgary Foundation from 2006 to 2019
- Member, STEP International Philanthropic Advisors Special Interest Group
- Fellow, Institute of Canadian Bankers
Board Committees
Project Committee
Brieuc VAN DAMME – Treasurer
Hilary PEARSON – Secretary
Anil GOKHALE
Investment Committee
Ahmed FAHIM (Chair) – Managing Partner at Alapointe Capital
Brenda EATON – Member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
Robert GREENHILL – Member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
Benoît FONTAINE – Executive Director of Myriad Canada
Nominating and HR Committee
Thomas LEYSEN – Chairman of the Board
Brenda EATON – Member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
David O’SULLIVAN – Member of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada
Hilary PEARSON – Secretary of the Board of Directors of Myriad Canada